Helping Families, Supporting Children

SCSL Director Leesa Aiken joined Governor Henry McMaster and other leaders from the Early Childhood Advisory Council.

Director Leesa Aiken joined Governor Henry McMaster and other leaders from the Early Childhood Advisory Council to unveil South Carolina’s Birth through Five Plan and celebrate the launch of First Five SC. The First Five SC program provides families of young children with immediate access to resources to help their children grow and succeed. Our DayByDaySC family literacy calendar offers caregivers daily activities to do with their children to help prepare them for kindergarten. The calendar is available online, or you may order a print copy.

Upcoming Event

A helicopter in the SC Military Museum.

Heather McPherson, SC Military Museum Curator of Collections, Discusses Aviation and Space in SC

July 16, 2025, 2:30 PM

The Center for the Book, Speaker at the Center series, will welcome Heather McPherson, Curator of Collections at the SC Military Museum, on Wednesday, July 16th, at 2:30 pm. Heather will present South Carolina stories of aviation and space exploration.